A method for fuzzy soft sets in decision making based on grey relational analysis and d-s theory of evidence: Application to medical diagnosis

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Xie, Ningxin ^a   Wen, Guoqiu ^a   Li, Zhaowen ^a  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; DIAGNOSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

D-S THEORY OF EVIDENCE; EVIDENCE COMBINATION; FUZZY SOFT SETS; GREY RELATIONAL ANALYSIS; MASS FUNCTIONS; RELATIONAL DEGREE;

FUZZY SET THEORY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; D S THEORY; DIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUZZY SYSTEM; GREY RELATIONAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; ALGORITHM; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84902171722     PISSN: 1748670X     EISSN: 17486718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/581316     Document Type: Article

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